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“A pervasive issue in crowdfunding continues to be that of trust”

Alexandra Stiver (UK) is a social scientist interested in the intersection of business, digital technologies, and community, both online and offline. She tweets @cansti. Shane Saunderson: You’ve previously written about crowdfunding and crowdsourcing not being new models (Briarpatch, 2015), however, what about these movements is unique? Read the rest
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“Most of us now have to consider ourselves digitally”

Emily Bitze (Canada) is  Founder of Bunz, an app where people trade and shop locally. Shane Saunderson: How do you define Bunz in terms of the sharing economy movement?

Emily Blitz: Bunz is a digital community that facilitates and encourages in person meet ups for the purpose of exchanging of items one no longer wants to acquire something they need. Read the rest
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Biometric Borders

Benjamin J. Muller is Associate Professor of Political Science, King’s University College at Western University, London, Canada. Our interview is based on his forthcoming “Biometric Borders” paper, part of Handbook on Critical Geographies of Migration, edited by Katharyne Mitchell, Reece Jones and Jennifer Fluri, Edward Elgar Press (publication scheduled for February 2019). Read the rest
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Sailor Moon is Superflat

December 2011 Sailor Moon (1992–1997) transcended Japanese anime and reached a pure state of corrosiveness. Sailor Moon is an artificial flavouring substance: superficial, highly satisfying and addictive. It is, more than any of Takashi Murakami‘s works of art, the best illustration of his superflat art movement, depicting “the shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture”. Read the rest
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What can Lawmakers Learn from Lean UX?

Can lean software development techniques (such as Scrum, Test-driven development, and UX-driven design) both increase government effectiveness and improve citizen engagement? London (UK) and Toronto Participants: Dazza Greenwood, Lecturer & research scientist at the MIT Media Lab, @DazzaGreenwood Joshua Stark, Head of operations and legal at Ledger Labs, @jjmstark Marina Korneeva, UX evangelists, Daveta co-founder, @MarinaTO9 Keith McDonald, Public engagement consultant, @SherylsCrush Christien Levien, Founder of the Legal Swipe app, @ChristienLevien James Moore, Co-founder of F-LEX, @reducingwip Mark Lizar, Founder and CEO of Smart Species, @smartopian Moderators: Cyprian Bruck & Christophe Bruchansky See the slides In collaboration with: Legal Hackers Toronto